[pier25]

Yeah this too. Basically offload anything that needs more CPU/GPU.

We could be working on high poly files with global illumination and whatnot in a Chromebook.

I'm surprised big companies like Apple, Adobe, or Autodesk haven't solved this already. I remember having a conversation with a friend about this exact topic back in 2016.

[clementpiki]

Google tried this approach few years back with gaming: Google Stadia. The concept was about rending complex 3d games in real time on the cloud. It did not work out well commercially, but I think the tech was ok.